confidentially; privately; off the record
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
sincere; earnest; serious
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
at the time; in those days; then
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
devil; evil spirit; genie
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
favorite; favourite; habitually used
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)